Definition of k-cell in English English dictionary
- A subset of k-dimensional Euclidean space which is obtained by taking the Cartesian product of k intervals (closed, open, or half-closed) which are subsets of the coordinate axes of the ambient Euclidean space
- B cell
- A lymphocyte, derived from bone marrow, that produces antibodies and is responsible for the immune system
- Bunsen cell
- An early electrical battery using zinc and graphite in dilute chromic acid
- Leclanché cell
- A battery (invented and patented in 1866) with an ammonium chloride electrolyte, a carbon cathode, a manganese dioxide depolarizer, and a zinc anode; a self-contained earth battery later adapted to the manufacture of dry cells
- Purkinje cell
- A cerebellar cell of a particular type
- Purkinje-cell
- Attributive form of Purkinje cell
Purkinje-cell axon.
- Reed-Sternberg cell
- A giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Schwann cell
- Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology
- Sertoli cell
- A kind of sustentacular cell which serves as a "nurse" cell of the testes and which is part of a seminiferous tubule
- T cell
- A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells
- T-cell
- Alternative spelling of T cell
- air cell
- an air pocket at the bottom end of an egg formed from contraption of the egg's contents through loss of moisture and cooling from its initial filled state
- blast cell
- An undifferentiated or immature cell
- blast cell
- A cell that produces something, such as a fibroblast or osteoblast
- blood cell
- Any of the cells found in blood that is erythrocytes and leukocytes, and sometimes including platelets
- brain cell
- A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell
- cell
- The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior
The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
- cell
- A component of an electrical battery
This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
- cell
- A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode
Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
- cell
- A cellular phone
- cell
- A room in a monastery accommodating one person
Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
- cell
- A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front
There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
- cell
- A three-dimensional facet of a polytope
- cell
- The basic unit of a living organism, surrounded by a cell membrane
There is a virtual zoo of single cell organisms living in your mouth.
- cell
- A small group of people forming part of a larger organization
Besides being the smallest possible unit of mutant rat karate master, Splinter Cell is a series of stealth games under the Tom Clancy label, although one suspects that Tom Clancy himself had as much to do with the development of Splinter Cell: Conviction as Tom Clancy’s goldfish.
- cell
- A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network
I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
- cell
- A cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb or ovary
The bee filled the cell with honey.
- cell
- A room in a prison for containing inmates
The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
- cell division
- a process by which a cell divides into two cells
- cell divisions
- plural form of cell division
- cell line
- A biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell
- cell lines
- plural form of cell line
- cell membrane
- The semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell
- cell membranes
- plural form of cell membrane
- cell phone
- A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection
- cell phone lot
- A parking lot for those waiting to retrieve people from, for example, an airport; they can wait in this lot instead of circling until they spot their respective targets
- cell phone lots
- plural form of cell phone lot
- cell phones
- plural form of cell phone
- cell plate
- The beginning of the formation of a cell wall
- cell plates
- plural form of cell plate
- cell theory
- the theory that all living organisms are made of cells as the smallest functional unit
- cell wall
- A thick, fairly rigid, layer formed around individual cells of bacteria, Archaea, fungi, plants, and algae (but not animals and other protists which generally have cell membranes without cell walls). The cell wall is external to the cell membrane and serves a structural function helping the cell maintain its shape and protecting the cell from damage
Think of the cell wall as a wicker basket in which a balloon has been inflated so that it exerts pressure from the inside. Such a basket is very rigid and resistant to mechanical damage.
- cell walls
- plural form of cell wall
- cell-adhesion molecule
- Any of a class of cell-surface proteins, typically glycoproteins, which enable and/or stabilize physical connections between cells or between a cell and an acellular material, such as an extracellular matrix
In order for cells in tissues to function in an integrated manner, specialized junctions consisting of clustered cell-adhesion molecules are essential.
- cell-adhesion molecules
- plural form of cell-adhesion molecule
- cell-mediated immune response
- An immune response produced by the lymphokines secreted when sensitized T cells directly attack foreign antigens
- cell-mediated immunity
- Immunity as a result of a cell-mediated immune response
- cell-phones
- plural form of cell-phone
- cell-wall
- Alternative spelling of cell wall
- character cell
- The imaginary rectangle that delineates the boundaries of a text character
- chemical cell
- a voltaic cell consisting of two metal electrodes connected by an electrolyte
- cone cell
- Any of the photoreceptor cells in the retina that are responsible for colour vision in relatively bright light
- convection cell
- A loop of moving fluid (such as air or water) in which the motion results from differences in density caused by differences in temperature
- cytotoxic T cell
- A subgroup of T cell that are capable of inducing death to infected somatic or tumor cells
- daughter cell
- A cell produced by reproductive division of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
- dendritic cell
- Any cell, having branching processes, that forms part of the mammalian immune system
- dry cell
- Any electrochemical cell whose electrolyte is a solid or stiff paste
- dry cell battery
- an electric battery employing a zinc-carbon dry cell
- egg cell
- A cell, found in females, which merges with a sperm cell to form a zygote
- electrochemical cell
- a container containing an electrolyte and two electrodes; used to produce direct current electricity; one or more of them constitute a battery
- fat cell
- A cell of the body whose primary function is to store fat
- flow cell
- A part of a flow cytometer in which a stream of cells is aligned to pass one at a time through a light beam
- follicular dendritic cell
- A specific type of cell, found in lymphoid follicles having filiform dendrites that bind and present immune complexes to B cells
- fuel cell
- An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy
- germ cell
- A cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell
- glial cell
- A type of cell, in the nervous system, that provides support for the neurons
- half cell
- Either of the two parts of an electrochemical cell containing an electrode and an electrolyte
- half-cell
- Alternative spelling of half cell
- hell in a cell
- is a type of wrestling match in which the wrestlers are enclosed around a cage with steel
- hematopoietic cell
- Any of the cells within bone marrow whose function is to produce blood cells
- holding cell
- A cell in a police station or courthouse in which a prisoner is held temporarily, pending charge, trial or sentencing
- killer T cell
- A cytotoxic T cell
- macroglial cell
- An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell
- mast cell
- A resident cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin
- mast-cell
- Attributive form of mast cell, noun
- megaspore mother cell
- A cell that forms four megaspores by meiosis; a megasporocyte
- natural killer cell
- Any cell that expresses cell surface receptors that deliver signals to either activate or inhibit a response as part of the immune system
- nerve cell
- A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron
- pavement cell
- Brachycystidia in the gills of some species of Coprinus
- photoelectric cell
- A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity
- photovoltaic cell
- a device that absorbs radiant energy and converts it into electrical energy
- prickle cell
- A polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form intercellular bridges
- prison cell
- The room to which a prisoner is confined in a prison
- red blood cell
- A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte
- red blood cell cast
- A matrix of decomposing red blood cells found in the urine as a symptom of glomerular disease
- red cell
- A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains haemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; a red blood cell
- renal cell carcinoma
- A type of cancer in which the epithelial cells of the kidney grow uncontrollably
- renal cell carcinomas
- plural form of renal cell carcinoma
- renal cell carcinomata
- plural form of renal cell carcinoma
- rod cell
- Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels
- selenium cell
- a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium as the electron source
- sickle-cell anaemia
- A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells
- sickle-cell anemia
- A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells
- sickle-cell disease
- A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells
- sleeper cell
- A group of people (sleepers) who remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism
- solar cell
- A semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy
- somatic cell
- Any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline
- sperm cell
- spermatozoon
- stem cell
- A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation
Stem cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and to produce numerous differentiated cell types, and are directly responsible for generating and maintaining tissues and organs.
- stem-cell
- Attributive form of stem cell, noun
stem-cell research.
- storage cell
- A rechargeable battery
- supergranulation cell
- A large region of convection in the photosphere of the sun; a supergranule
- target cell
- any cell having a specific receptor for an antibody, antigen or hormone
- target cell
- an abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance, associated with some anemias
- tracheid cell
- An elongated cell found in plant xylem whose major function is to carry water
- unit cell
- In a crystal, the smallest repeating structure (parallelepiped) of atoms from which the structure of the complete crystal can be inferred
- vegetative cell
- A nonreproductive cell; any cell that is not involved in the production of gametes
- voltaic cell
- A cell, such as in a battery, in which an irreversible chemical reaction generates electricity; a cell that cannot be recharged
- wet cell
- Any electrochemical cell whose electrolyte is a liquid
- white blood cell
- A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system
- white cell
- alternate term for white blood cell
- white-cell
- Attributive form of white cell
white-cell count.
- cell debris
- Dead or damaged dying cells
- cell
- {n} a small close room, cave, hut, hole, partition in plants, bag of fluids in animals
- biological fuel cell
- (Çevre) A microbial fuel cell (MFC) or biological fuel cell is a bio-electrochemical system that drives a current by mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature
- cell relay
- (Telekom) In telecommunications, cell relay refers to a method of statistically multiplexing fixed-length packets, i.e. cells, to transport data between computers or kinds of network equipment. It is an unreliable, connection-oriented packet switched data communications protocol
- cell wall
- The rigid outermost cell layer found in plants and certain algae, bacteria, and fungi but characteristically absent from animal cells
- cell-mediated
- (Physiology - of immunity) involving the action of white blood cells. Often contrasted with humoral
- cone cell
- (Anatomi) In anatomy, a type of light-sensitive cell found along with rods in the retina of the eye
- electrochemical cell
- Electrochemical cell, a device that generates electricity from chemical reactions
- flotation cell
- (Mühendislik) (petroleum engineering) A large tank for separating oil from contaminated water by rapidly bubbling gas through the water to scavenge the oil droplets
- flotation cell
- (Mühendislik) (mining engineering) The device in which froth flotation of ores is performed
- glial cell
- (Tıp, İlaç) A cell of the neuroglia, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell.Glial cells, commonly called neuroglia or simply glia (greek for "glue"), are non-neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system
- guard cell
- (Biyoloji) One of the paired epidermal cells that control the opening and closing of a stoma in plant tissue
- load cell
- (Elektrik, Elektronik) A load cell is typically an electronic device (transducer) that is used to convert a force into an electrical signal
- microbial fuel cell
- (Çevre) A microbial fuel cell (MFC) or biological fuel cell is a bio-electrochemical system that drives a current by mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature
- nickel-metal hydride cell
- (Elektrik, Elektronik) A nickel-metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel-cadmium cell. The NiMH battery uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the negative electrode instead of cadmium. As in NiCd cells, the positive electrode is nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH). A NiMH battery can have two to three times the capacity of an equivalent size nickel-cadmium battery. Compared to the lithium-ion cell, the volumetric energy density is similar but self-discharge is higher
- power cell
- 1. Battery (electricity), an array of galvanic cells for storing electricity2. Electrochemical cell, a device that generates electricity from chemical reactions
- sex cell
- Gamete; a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex
- spindle cell
- (Tıp, İlaç) A spindle-shaped cell characteristic of certain tumors
- splinter cell
- The technical definition of being a splinter cell means working alone, being invisible, and using agility and wits to infiltrate enemy compounds to achieve your goals. A splinter cell also has the right to exercise the "Fifth Freedom" - vaguely described as ability to eliminate any threat as seen fit without question